Like many places around the world, the dancers of The Norwegian National Ballet were acutely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown; being confined to limited contact with others and to doing virtual classes at home via online delivery. During this time,...

We are planning to hold this year's forum “Dance - New Moves in Healthcare” in Vienna on November 20th. The event of the Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation takes place in collaboration with the Creative Europe Desk of the Austrian Ministry of Culture and the...

Online Continuous Professional Development Day June 30 2020 In view of the current world situation, the Continuous Professional Development day, 30th June presented by the Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation and Scapino Ballet Rotterdam will be an online event....

The global pandemic has not only affected our daily lives, but brought with it a swift response from the artistic community on how to share and nourish our practice in new ways. Here are some resources you might find particularly helpful. Let's keep supporting each...

D&CW are pleased to announce “Future Proof Dancer” a continuous professional development (CPD) day together with Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. It will be a whole day event on Tuesday the 30th of June, at the studios of Scapino Ballet. More information regarding the...

As highlighted in the World Health Organization Report “What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being?” launched November 2019, one of the major challenges for a broader implementation of dance for health, is the lack of structures...

Why the Switch2Move research has changed my view on ‘Social Prescription’ and how best to implement current programs into healthcare as well as social welfare domains. The on-gong development of healthcare addresses peoples as more than their illness and focuses on...

An inspiring Dance for Health conference was held November 8-10, 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden subsequent to the launch of Dance for Health  at the 29th Annual IADMS (International Association of Dance Medicine and Science) Conference in Montreal. We are proud that...

To a certain extent virtual technology is the ‘emperors’ new clothes’ of our times. Everyone’s wish for a better future, rides on new technology – and yet - what is the value of virtual in the delivery of such fields as arts in health and dance for health where in the...